BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday inspected troops stationed in north China’s Tianjin Municipality ahead of the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), extended festive greetings to service personnel of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the People’s Armed Police Force, civilian personnel posted in the military, and members of militia and reserve forces, on behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the CMC.
On Friday morning, Xi met with representatives of the Tianjin garrison command and posed for group photos with them.
Xi said that troops stationed in Tianjin have resolutely implemented the decisions and instructions of the CPC Central Committee and the CMC over the past year, made concrete advancement in various areas of work and excelled in completing major tasks. Commending the troops’ performance in supporting Tianjin in its flood relief efforts, Xi said their contributions have been significant to the protection of people’s lives and property.
For the new year, Xi urged the full implementation of the Party’s thinking on strengthening the military and military strategy for the new era, and efforts to achieve the goals set for the centenary of the PLA in 2027.
Xi also stressed that as the 2024 Spring Festival approaches, the country’s armed forces should strengthen combat readiness, safeguard national security, and maintain social stability to ensure people have a joyful and peaceful Spring Festival.
Earlier, Chinese President Xi Jinping extended Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese people during his inspection tour in north China’s Tianjin Municipality from Thursday to Friday.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, wished Chinese people of all ethnic groups, compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese good health and happiness in the Year of the Dragon, and the motherland prosperity.
On Thursday morning, Xi visited a village in Xinkou Town in the municipality’s Xiqing District.
From late July to early August last year, extreme rainfall hit northern China, causing anomalous floods in the Haihe River Basin, and a large area of land in the flood storage and detention basins in Tianjin was inundated.
After being briefed about the impact of floods on the city and the district, Xi inspected the greenhouses in Xinkou to check the growth of vegetables. He asked the farmers in detail about the restoration of the greenhouses and the reseeding and sales of vegetables.
Xi then visited a villager’s home, where he chatted with four generations of the family. He inquired about the family’s losses during the disaster, their post-disaster production and income, and carefully tallied the numbers. –The Daily Mail-CGTN news exchange item
